Girl on a red bike

November 7, 2010

Who is the girl on a red bike? I see another version of her nearly every day. In fact she has become my lucky charm; the day is complete if I spy a woman on a red, girl’s bike (retro of course). My favourite is the woman who looks to be in her late 60s who occasionally rides down my street. I wonder if she still feels like a girl when she rides that red bike.

In homage to the girl on the red bike I present a collection of little red bikes that I have snapped over the last year, the latest being this ever so shiny Graecross, charmingly named Courtney, spotted on Gertrude St last Thursday.

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Thanks for taking some lovely snaps of my girl Courtney! She is a beauty isnt she?!! I found her at Fitzroy market actually early on in the year, she was a total bargain and I love her!
Awesome to see her on your site, thanks for leaving a little note 🙂

So I was a little confused by the article – have you seen me riding her every day or other girls on retro red bikes on a daily basis?

I have seen a girl on a red bike every day, maybe it was you (though I think I would remember that gorgeous bike so maybe not) or maybe it is a different woman each time. There are so many of you vintage red bike riders out there. Fabulous aint it?

Indeed it is an ex-posty bike, well spotted. I only found this out courtesy of a comment on the post. Not really small wheeled, but smallish front wheel, so I let it slip in.
Thanks for the link to the Gemini, looks like a little bit of everything. Cute.

Folding Cyclists
A site dedicated to folding bikes – this links to their photo gallery which has some delicious retro folders, and at least one exquisite contemporary one called Rad Concept.

My NS22
One man’s journey into restoring a NS22 Peugot (folder). This guy really has the folding Peugoet bug; if you want to know how many spokes it has, this is your site.

Small Wheeled Bikes by Tony Hadland (UK)
A feast of articles about small wheeled bikes that includes a brief yet strangely comprehensive history of the Raleigh Twenty, in all its incarnations, including the Stowaway.

The Raleigh Twenty
An absolute must site for any one who rides or admires the Raleigh Twenty. You’ll be pleasantly surprised how many of you there are out there.

Vetti live in Northcote
Nothing to do with bikes: everything to do with seeing the gorgeous things around us, she has a keen eye, especially for little street art gems and serendipidous bits of beauty in the ordinary. Have a squizz: you won’t regret it.